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The Justice Gap in Practice: New Study Reveals How Americans Perceive Access to the Legal System

Nearly eight in 10 Americans perceive the U.S. legal system as unfair, according to new national research from Equal Justice Works, a finding that underscores the gap between the p...

False confessions and self-deportations are the red flags of a failing system

And our American system of justice is definitely failing

A system built on plea bargaining is not a just system

Vermont's justice system was built on the principle that your guilt is decided by your peers, not by a single prosecutor with a crushing caseload and every incentive to cut a deal....

Our Justice System Is a Farce

US justice department launches probe into Epstein files handling

A justice system that ‘doesn’t like to contemplate it’s made a mistake’

From The Detail: Almost 40 years after...

3.3 Million Cases Later – What Justice Looks Like in America’s Immigration Courts

Bereaved family sues over 'hostage justice'

It's the latest in a series of lawsuits challenging Japan's criminal justice system that critics say doesn't always presume innocence and relies heavily on coerced confessions.

UN demands justice for Epstein trafficking victims

UN experts on Thursday insisted on accountability for trafficking allegations contained in the Epstein files, warning that disclosures emerging from the documents indicate that the...

US justice department accuses Yale medical school of illegally using race in admissions

A 2023 supreme court decision banned the use of affirmative action in college admissionsThe US Department of Justice on Thursday accused Yale University of illegally considering ra...

Federal Judge Delivers Due Process Win Against DOJ Registry Overreach

The Justice Department is permanently blocked from prosecuting Californians who fail to register when the state no longer requires it.

US justice department's watchdog to review handling of Epstein files release

It marks the first significant effort by the watchdog – since Trump took office for a second time – to scrutinise the actions of the department.

US justice dept adds firing squads for federal executions

The US Justice Department has said that it is seeking to expand the use of the death penalty in federal capital cases and add the firing squad, electrocution and gas to lethal inje...

Japan takes 'half step' toward fixing slow retrial system

Japanese policymakers have approved a proposal to reduce the power of prosecutors to thwart a process for exonerating potential victims of wrongful convictions, following an outcry...

Cabinet approves revision of controversial retrial system

Critics of Japan's retrial system have said prosecutors' right to appeal is prolonging the court procedures needed for those seeking a retrial, with it sometimes taking decades.

Holding DOJ to account has been ‘extremely frustrating’ for judges. A Rhode Island court is taking a fresh approach

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Judges in Chicago, Minneapolis and Washington, DC, have tried to hold the Trump administration accountable for questionable actions inside and outside of...

Ten Indian nationals indicted for visa fraud conspiracy: US justice department

US Department of Justice watchdog to probe release of Epstein files

Lawmakers have accused the Trump administration of using heavy redactions to protect powerful figures tied to Epstein.